A recent collaboration aims to advance scientific understanding of urinary conditions in dogs and cats, as well as deliver care for patients experiencing urinary disease.
Purina and the University of California (UC), Davis have announced the Nestlé Purina PetCare grant of nearly $1 million, or up to $200,000 annually for five years, to support the university’s School of Veterinary Medicine’s G.V. Ling Urinary Stone Analysis Laboratory (USAL). The funding will allow USAL to provide free urinary stone analyses and interpretations, along with consultations to veterinary practitioners for up to 800 new stone submissions a year.
“Urinary diseases are common and often recurrent problems in companion animals. The shared goal of the USAL and Purina’s global research teams is to advance the science of urinary tract health in companion animals by investigating the relationship between diet, environmental and patient factors, and urinary tract conditions, including urolithiasis,” said Sheri Smithey, senior vice president, Global PetCare R&D at Purina.
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